The most powerful performance of the night came from Zachary James
in his Met Opera debut
OPERA WIRE
Zachary James gives a showstopping performance
YAHOO NEWS
Zachary James skillfully milked a star turn
OPERA NEWS
An unexpected star turn came from Zachary James, who threatened to steal the show
PARTERRE BOX
Zachary James, a true stage animal, brought a striking bass voice and a tremendously magnetic presence
OPERA NEWS
Zachary James will make you swallow your gum! Visually alone he is stunning; And his voice! It seems an order of magnitude larger than any other
BROADWAYWORLD
Zachary James’ towering physical presence is exceeded only by his towering talent
OPERA TODAY
The evening’s climax…the scene-stealing presence of the tall, low-note-hitting Zachary James
FINANCIAL TIMES
James’ performance was arguably the greatest masterstroke of the entire evening
OPERA WIRE
James's cavernous bass is intrinsically beautiful, and he deploys it with intelligence
OPERA NEWS
Zachary James delivered a powerful performance that left the audience in awe
THE EXAMINER
A stunningly-even startlingly powerful voice
BROADWAYWORLD
A huge, booming baritone that got the attention of the entire neighborhood
CABARET SCENES
Zachary James international opera singer and recording artist, Broadway & TV actor, 2022 Grammy Award winner, named the BroadwayWorld Vocalist of the Decade, Classical Post’s Most Innovative Artist, Verismo Magazine’s Breakout Artist of the Year and among Opera Wire’s 30 Most Influential LGBTQ+ Artists is “a true stage animal” (Opera News) known for his “huge, robust bass” which “resonates with force” (Bach Track), “tremendous power and presence” (The Arts Desk, London) and “intrinsically beautiful”, “cavernous bass” with “oomph and range” (Opera News). He starred as Hades in the original West End cast of Hadestown in London, created the role of Lurch in The Addams Family musical on Broadway, the role of Abraham Lincoln in the world premiere of Philip Glass’s opera The Perfect American at the Teatro Real in Madrid, a role he reprised for London’s English National Opera and Australia’s Opera Queensland, Oberon in the world premiere of Kristin Hevner’s Il Sogno at the Teatro Citta della Pieve in Umbria and the role of Terry in the world premiere of Breaking The Waves at Opera Philadelphia. A winner of the Lotte Lenya Competition, Zach has been engaged by The Metropolitan Opera, London’s English National Opera, Spain’s Teatro Real and Australia’s Opera Queensland, LA Opera, Opera Omaha, Minnesota Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Saratoga, On Site Opera, Virginia Opera, Nashville Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Roanaoke, Florentine Opera, Opera Ithaca, Shreveport Opera, Anchorage Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Schlossoper Haldenstein, Switzerland, Teatro Citta della Pieve, Central City Opera, Ash Lawn Opera and Knoxville Opera, Phoenicia International Festival of Voice, Prototype Festival NYC, Metropolis Opera Project, Chutzpah Festival, American Lyric Theatre and Illuminarts Miami. As a stage actor, Zach originated in three Broadway shows including creating the role of Lurch in the Original Broadway Cast of The Addams Family, Thomas Hassinger in the Tony Award winning Original Broadway Revival Cast of South Pacific at Lincoln Center, and made his Broadway debut in the 2007 National Theatre of London Broadway transfer, Coram Boy. Zach played Off-Broadway as Pasquale in The Most Happy Fella and Jo-Jo in Irma la Douce both with Encores! at New York City Center. On screen Zach has appeared on HBO’s Succession, Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Blacklist, Saturday Night Live, on the sitcoms 30 Rock and Murphy Brown, on the 2010 Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall, PBS Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center, the Late Show with David Letterman, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and more and in the films Repercussions, Dangerous Wine Club, Girly Pop, Beacon in the Night and more. His visual album debut, Call Out (audio available on all major streaming platforms, film exclusively on YouTube), has received accolades at twenty-seven film festivals worldwide and was highly commended by London’s Classical Music Digital Awards. The groundbreaking work featuring all female composers from the classical music industry has been widely praised as “the direction that opera needs to go” (Opera Box Score), “protean”, “astonishing” and “jaw-dropping” (Parterre Box) and “a combo of rollicking fun and self-revealing moments. It’s a well-planned, lovingly curated, and brilliantly executed mash-up that’s exciting and intelligent...Trust me, it’s all worth watching.” (Opera Wire). His solo show, On Broadway, has played around the United States and was released as an album in 2021 on all streaming platforms. Zach’s orchestral concert engagements include performances with The Philadelphia Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, The New York Philharmonic, NYC Ballet, American Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of the Mountains, MasterVoices NYC, Southern New Jersey Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. He has performed cabaret acts throughout the United States including at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Don’t Tell Mama, Medicine Show, Joe’s Pub, Gorilla Tango, Noce Jazz Club and dozens of other venues around the United States.